MaxPreps 2014 Underclass All-American Softball Teams

Sophomores

Miranda Elish of Crown Point (Ind.), is committed to the University of Oregon before she ever threw a pitch for the Crown Point High School softball team.

And in two varsity seasons, she hasn't disappointed with 41 wins in 43 decisions. As a sophomore, Elish went 24-1 with a 0.31 ERA, 233 strikeouts and only 18 walks in 137 innings and is the MaxPreps Sophomore Softball Player of the Year.

At the plate, Elish hit .462 with 48 hits, 26 RBIs and scored 21 runs. She had 21 extra-base hits, including 16 doubles and four homers. Elish was Indiana's Gatorade Player of the Year.

P - Maggie Balint, Avon Grove (West Grove, Pa.)
Balint led the Red Devils to a 20-6 record and a berth in the Class 4A state quarterfinals. Balint owned a 20-4 record in the circle with a 0.46 ERA and 358 strikeouts in 171 innings pitched and allowed just 11 earned runs. She also posted a .405 batting average.

P - Raeanne Geffert, Seymour (Conn.)
Geffert put up big numbers as she led Seymour to a 26-1 season and Class M title. She had 312 strikeouts in 188 innings and pitched 15 shutouts. Geffert, who had an 0.71 ERA, also batted .434, with 29 RBIs.

P - Lyana Waddell, San Manuel (Ariz.)
Waddell led San Manuel to the state D-4 title with a 27-2 record and a 1.15 ERA. She fanned 190 in 167 innings and pitched 13 shutouts. She also drove in 21 runs and batted .317.

P - Payton McBride, Deer Park (Texas)
McBride led Deer Park to a state title and 39-6 record with a 19-3 record and 1.24 ERA. She struck out 166 in 123 innings. She also batted .404 with 34 RBIs.

P - Devyn Magnett, Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)
Magnett led the Dons to the CIF San Diego Section Division 1 championship as she compiled a 25-3 record and 0.49 ERA season.

P - Katie Kibby, Vacaville (Calif.)
Kibby won 29 of 30 games as the Bulldogs won the CIF SJS D-1 title. She lost just once and in 202 innings, she struck out 233 and posted a 0.62 ERA. She has committed to UC Davis.

P - Aubree Kim, Mililani (Hawaii)
Kim led Mililani (15-3) to the D-1 state championship with a 14-1 record, 1.12 ERA and 143 strikeouts in 81 innings. The Hawaii High School Athletic Association D-1 State Tournament Most Outstanding Player, she won all three of her postseason starts, striking out 28 batters in 21 innings.

P - Mariah Denson, Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas)
The Oklahoma State commit was named the District 7-5A co-MVP after leading Timberview to a district title. Denson was 25-5 and had a 1.48 ERA and 251 strikeouts in 165 innings. Denson hit .464 with three home runs and 45 RBIs, and she finished the season with a 23-game hitting streak.

P - Missy Zoch, La Grange (Texas)
The Texas Sports Writers Association named Zoch its 3A Player of the Year after she concluded the season with a 31-0 record and a 1.11 ERA. She had 205 strikeouts in 190 innings. She also batted .371 as the Zeps won the state 3A title.

C - Bailey Hemphill, St. Thomas More (Lafayette, La.)
Hemphill led St. Thomas to the 4A state title and was named 4A MVP after hitting 17 home runs, 14 doubles and driving in 56 RBIs. She batted .630 and has committed to Alabama.

C - Rachel Ayer, Meade County (Brandenburg, Ky.)
Ayer hit a state-record four home runs in one game and finished with 19 for the season. She also batted .488, scored 44 runs and drove in 65.

C - Toby Sznaj, University (Hartford, Conn.)
Sznaj played only 19 games, but they were enough for her to collect 47 base hits, bat .681, score 49 times and drive in 29 teammates. She had a base hit in each game and scored in all but one. She also walked 27 times as University won 15 games.

C - Laina Su'esu'e, East (Salt Lake City)
Su'esu'e batted .646 with 15 homers, a dozen doubles and 43 RBIs in 29 games as East reached the state quarterfinals.

IF - Kelbi Fortenberry, East Bernard (Texas)
Fortenberry can play anywhere, but she is most impressive at the plate, where she had 69 hits, 48 RBIs, 62 runs and a .683 batting average to go along with 45 stolen bases. She has committed to Texas A&M.

IF - Kaila Smith, Millville (N.J.)
Smith, chosen the Daily Journal's Softball Player of the Year, set single-season school records in hits (45), home runs (11) and slugging percentage (.966), finished with a .511 average, 36 RBIs and 31 runs scored and powered the Thunderbolts (25-4) to the winningest season in school history.

IF - Michaela Cochran, Ennis (Texas)
Cochran batted .559 with 80 hits, 59 runs and 58 RBIs while stealing 23 bases in 23 attempts.

IF - Madison Douglass, Clinton Prairie (Frankfort, Ind.)
Committed to Purdue, Douglass hit .559 with a .705 on-base percentage and drove in 28 runs. Fourteen of her 33 hits were homers and she was named Journal & Courier Small School Player of the Year. Douglas scored 36 runs.

IF - Rylee Rodriguez, Dawson (Pearland, Texas)
Rodriguez grabbed attention as a freshman when she drove in 54 runs and hit 14 homers. For an encore, she hit 17 homers, drove in 67 and led Dawson to a 27-2 season.

IF - Maggie Gallagher, Kennedy (Burien, Wash.)
Gallagher flirted with .800 for most of the season and finished at .695 with a .760 on-base percentage and 1.373 slugging percentage (including 11 home runs). She scored 40 runs and drove in 47 (in 59 at bats), striking out just twice.

IF - Morgan McCallum, Horn (Mesquite, Texas)
McCallum, who has committed to Kentucky, led the Dallas area with 17 home runs. McCallum also ranked among the area leaders in batting average (.587), RBIs (50) and runs (61). Of her 54 hits, 36 went for extra bases. She had a slugging percentage of 1.391 and an on-base percentage of .655. She stole 19 bases.

IF - Haidyn Bassett, Oskaloosa (Kan.)
Bassett excelled in the circle and in the batter's box – 12-1, 0.35 ERA, 155 strikeouts in 79 innings and batted .569, scored 36 and drove in 30.

IF - Aniesa Maulupe, Carson (Calif.)
Maulupe hit 14 home runs and drove in 45 runs en route to hitting .549 and scoring 42 runs as Carson won its final 18 games and the CIF-LAS D-1 title.

IF - Lacey Swafford, Lafayette (Mayo, Fla.)
Swafford batted .556 with 50 hits, 44 runs scored, 11 doubles and 18 RBIs for the 18-10 Hornets. She also stole 18 bases.

OF - Tianna Batts, Alexander Central (Taylorsville, N.C.)
Batts batted .556 with 47 runs on 45 hits and stole 35 bases for Alexander Central, the North Carolina 4A state champs and MaxPreps' No. 2 team.   

OF - Connor McGaffic, South Side (Hookstown, Pa.)
McGaffic batted .593 with 46 RBIs. She was named the state's 2A Player of the Year.

OF - Summer Constable, Keystone (La Grange, Ohio)
Constable batted .515, scored 50 runs and stole 28 bases as Keystone went 27-4.

OF - Reyna Bondi, Ironwood Ridge (Tucson, Ariz.)
Bondi stole 33 bases and scored 46 times as the Nighthawks won the state 2A title. She hit .476 and had an on base percentage of .515.

U - Cayla Drotar, Hartsville (S.C.)
The MaxPreps Freshman of the Year in 2013, Drotar led Hartsville (26-3) to the state 3A title when she owned a 14-2 record and a 1.18 ERA (138 strikeouts in 95 innings), along with a .560 batting average, 12 home runs and 44 RBIs. The two-time Class 3A Player of the Year was South Carolina's Gatorade winner for softball.

U - Casey Kauder, Caldwell (Texas)
After winning 18 games as a freshman, Kauder didn't surprise anyone when she went 23-3 with 240 strikeouts in 161 innings. She had a 1.29 ERA and batted .500 with 53 RBIs.

U - Mara Kemmer, Valley Christian (Chandler, Ariz.)
Named Arizona's Small School Player of the Year, Kemmer was 16-4 with 281 strikeouts in 125 innings and had a 0.90 ERA. She also batted .646, scored 54 runs and drove in 32. She stole 33 bases. She finished the season with a 23-game hitting streak and had 21 multi-hit games.

U - Kenna DeLancey, Ritchie County (Ellenboro, W. Va.)
In leading the Rebels (27-7) to the Class AA state championship game, DeLancey owned a 15-3 record and a 0.69 ERA. DeLancey struck out 196 batters in 111.2 innings and had a .653 batting average, eight home runs and 40 RBIs. She added 13 doubles, 11 triples and 44 stolen bases.

U - Quinn Breidenbach, Enumclaw (Wash.)
Breidenbach finished the season with a 22-1 record and 0.42 ERA with more than 220 strikeouts in 120 innings. Her hitting numbers were impressive, too — .554 average and .867 slugging percentage (including 15 doubles) with 39 RBIs. Enumclaw finished 27-1 and with a state runner-up trophy.